Chapter 262: Prosperity
Gu Qingqing was a little worried that her godfather might not be used to the place since it was his first time here, but when she saw him holding a wine glass and talking to Gu Tiezhu next to him with a smile on his face, she silently withdrew her gaze.
"Qingqing, have some dried sweet potatoes." Qin Li pushed the enamel plate in front of her and said, "Why didn't you send a telegram before you came back this time? We could have cooked in advance and waited at home. You can only eat on an empty stomach now."
"Goudan said he wanted to give you a surprise. We brought a lot of pastries with us, so we didn't feel hungry after the trip."
"Where are Xiaoping and Xiaoan?" she asked.
Gu Ping and Gu An are the children of his uncle Gu Bao and his eldest cousin Gu Xiong. They are both over one year old and their birth dates are approaching, but Gu Qingqing has never seen them.
"It's time for a nap. These two troublemakers only calm down at noon." Sun Yuanyuan sat next to her and used tongs to pick up a sweet potato and roast it on the charcoal stove. "Why do Tuantuan and Nian Nian look so much alike, but Xiao Xingxing and Jiaojiao don't look alike at all?"
"I don't know either." Gu Qingqing held a cup of hot tea in her left hand and chewed a piece of dried sweet potato in her right hand: "Everyone says that Xiao Xingxing looks like my eldest brother, Tuan Tuan Niannian looks like Chu Dai, and Jiao Jiao looks like me and my second brother."
"Yes, Jiaojiao looks more like you." Qin Li just came over to take a look at the fourth-generation girl of the Gu family. Her willow-shaped eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes looked just like Qingqing, and she always grinned when she saw people, with her eyebrows and eyes curved. She looked so adorable.
Now, elders like Zhang Cuifen and Han Lianxin are all scrambling to hold her, calling her their darling.
Little Xingxing fell asleep in her uncle's arms. Gu Canyang held her in his arms because he was afraid that she would roll off the bed or catch a cold if no one was watching her in the room.
There was a charcoal stove next to his legs, so he wasn't cold.
"Take this and cover Little Star." Shi Rushuang found the quilt that Tuan Tuan used every year when he was a child from the closet in Gu Qingqing's room, opened it and handed it to Gu Qinglie.
Gu Canyang sat in the innermost seat. The group of men in the house surrounded her in a circle, and she couldn't get in.
Gu Qinglie was talking excitedly about watching gorillas in Nanyang Park when his mother slapped him on the back of his head and said, "I told you to cover your nephew with a blanket. Are you deaf?"
"Eh? Eh!" Gu Qinglie shrank his head and looked back, meeting his mother's angry face. He quickly took the blanket and said flatteringly, "I'm wrong, mother."
Shi Rushuang glared at him unhappily.
Both the brother and sister are the same. When you are about to lose your temper, they will always admit their mistakes quickly, leaving you speechless.
"It's time to eat. Come and serve the dishes. Abao, go to the kitchen and get the dishes and chopsticks." There were quite a lot of people coming back from Nanyang this time, more than a dozen.
The house immediately became lively. The Gu family had many boys to begin with, and now the atmosphere was even more lively with everyone chattering.
"I'm here, brother." Gu Bao rubbed his hands and stood up: "Qingqingbao, stop chewing the dried sweet potatoes, or you won't be able to eat again."
"I know." After finishing the last bit of food, Gu Qingqing wanted to go to the kitchen to help, but Sun Yuanyuan stopped her and said, "Just let them do the work. There are so many laborers at home, there's no need for you to move."
After marrying into the Gu family, she really lived a comfortable life. Usually, the heavy physical work in the fields was done by men, and they only had to do the light work, and the family did not lack these work points.
Her mother-in-law treated her very well. She didn't play tricks on her in secret, nor did she secretly save meat and eggs for her sons for fear that they would eat them. She finally understood why the Gu family could raise a girl like Qingqing.
Gu Qingqing didn't think much about it and sat down again: "Sister Yuanyuan, are Brother Mengnan and the others still in the village?" She didn't know any of this.
Normally, letters from home would never mention these things. They would just talk about trivial matters at home and remind her to take care of several children, pay more attention to her health, and ask her brothers for help if there is anything, instead of handling it alone.
"Yes, yes, many aunties want to introduce them to potential partners, especially Aunt Guihua, who is so active." Sun Yuanyuan couldn't help laughing: "She has found out who has suitable girls in our production team and the Red Flag and Red Star production team next door."
"Does Brother Meng Nan have a girlfriend?" Gu Qingqing's curiosity was piqued again. Meng Nan, Zhang Qing and Yu Chengfeng, the three educated youth, came to the countryside with Sun Yuanyuan. They won the recognition of the villagers because they helped the production team plant medicinal herbs and fruit trees to improve the collective economy.
Now the villagers of Datunzi Village and Dagouzi Village treat them as their own people.
"Not yet." Sun Yuanyuan thought that this was her home, so she didn't lower her voice. "They will be transferred to the county's agricultural science institute soon, so they may not be looking for a partner here."
They had all received the quota to return to the city before, but because the medicinal herbs were still being planted and they needed to take care of the pests of economic crops such as ramie, they had their hearts set on this place and did not go back.
The production team reported their contributions to the commune, which in turn reported them to higher levels, and finally the province highly praised them. The newspapers also used them as an example, calling on the vast number of educated young people to learn from their spirit of hard work and struggle in taking root in the countryside.
Gu Qingqing thought about it for a moment and understood that Brother Meng Nan and the others were all capable, and the county also hoped that they could make more contributions and produce more model advanced teams like the Invincible Production Team.
After dinner, Gu Qingqing took her younger son from her eldest brother, and Chu Dai took his daughter from his mother-in-law, and the couple went upstairs together.
Tuan Tuan and Niannian had been having too much fun, so Gu Ping and Gu An woke up and wanted to take them to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy firecrackers.
Gu Qingqing was not worried. There was nothing to worry about in Datunzi Village. She gave them money and asked the two brothers to keep an eye on the children.
Shen Sui had gone upstairs to sleep a long time ago. The two elders and Gu Tiezhu got along very well. Chu Yuan was also very familiar with the place and insisted on taking Old Qin out for a walk.
Mr. Qin was also surprised to see that every household here had a two-story building. He also wanted to know more about this invincible production team that he had seen in the newspapers.
Anyway, they don't have to worry about it.
When she went upstairs, she told Chu Dai about Meng Nan and the others. "With the abilities of Brother Meng Nan and the others, their future is definitely bright."
The man nodded: "They still have a long way to go in the future. I am also quite surprised that people of their age can settle down in the countryside for so long and even give up the opportunity to return to the city." Chu Dai was deeply impressed by Meng Nan and his friends.
Those educated youth were about the same age as him, only two or three years older at most. When he first arrived in Datunzi Village and saw them, he thought they were from the same village at first glance, but their temperament was slightly different from that of the others.
If you go to the Agricultural Science Institute and concentrate on research, you will definitely be promoted in the future. Youth and strength are their assets.
As they were talking, they arrived outside the bedroom door. The man lifted his legs and pushed it open with his knee. Gu Qingqing went in first, holding the child.
Rushang had already prepared the sheets and bedding. The quilt was more than two meters long, and twelve kilograms of cotton were used when it was made.
She lifted the quilt and put her little son on the bed first. She bent down to unwrap the quilt and took off his sweater and jacket.
Chu Dai stood beside the bed holding his daughter, watching her delicate and gentle movements, with a smile unconsciously in his eyes.
When I first met her, I really couldn't imagine that she would have such a gentle side. I always felt that her personality was more similar to Goudan.
Carefree, casual, and innocent.
"What are you looking at?" Gu Qingqing glanced at him sideways and said, "Let Jiaojiao go."
The brother and sister slept side by side, and Chu Dai tucked in the corners of the quilt.
Gu Qingqing stared at the brother and sister's faces for a long time, and suddenly said, "I find that they really don't look alike at all."
Chu Dai couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Sanzi looks like the eldest brother, Jiaojiao looks like you and Goudan, they are not similar at all, then why are you and Goudan related to Gousheng?"
Gu Qingqing said seriously: "Because Xiao Xingxing and Jiao Jiao have your Chu family's genes, which neutralizes the fact that Goudan and I are like big brothers."
"Okay, you're right." The man didn't argue with her. He took off his watch and put it on the bedside table next to him. He took out pajamas from his luggage bag, unbuttoned his coat and put them on.
"Sleep for a while. My uncle said we should have dinner later in the evening, so there's no rush to get up." They didn't finish their meal until around four o'clock, so the Gu family moved the dinner time to around seven o'clock.
During this time, I have to take care of my finances and go out to buy some ingredients for the New Year.
There was enough fish and meat, and everyone in the team had a share. Gu Xiong couldn't sit still, so he took his younger brothers to the mountain behind the educated youth site to dig bamboo shoots. There were plenty of winter bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest.
It is especially fragrant when used to stir-fry bacon.
Gu Yuanchao knew that the girl loved to eat river shrimps, so he and Gu Bao just went to the river with cages. They should have a good harvest tomorrow morning.
Chu Dai originally wanted to go with them, but he was indeed a little tired, so he decided to go tomorrow.
Gu Qingqing was embarrassed to change clothes in front of him, so she went to the bathroom next door. She came back five minutes later, closed the door, and climbed into bed.
I don’t know why, but men’s bodies are always hot. In just a few minutes, the quilt was warmed up by him.
The two children slept against the wall, Gu Qingqing slept in the middle, and the man slept outside.
She subconsciously moved closer to the heat source and nestled in the man's arms.
Chu Dai lay on his side, with his right hand behind his head and his left hand around her waist: "Go to sleep, wife." His voice was low and deep, with a hint of coaxing her to sleep.
Gu Qingqing's eyelids were twitching and her head rubbed against the man's neck. He patted the woman's back from time to time, and soon he could hear the sound of steady breathing.
He bent down and kissed the tip of the little woman's nose, and then he slowly closed his eyes.
"Squeak--" The door was gently pushed open a crack, and two little heads rested on the door frame. They looked out for a while, and then walked quietly to the bed.
"Brother..." Niannian was about to speak when Tuantuan covered her mouth: "Don't wake up your younger brothers and sisters. Jiaojiao cries the easiest." It was very noisy.
“Hmm——” Niannian nodded his little head, signaling his brother to let go, he understood.
The two little guys took off their coats, put on their underwear, and climbed directly onto the bed without taking off their socks.
Seeing that their parents couldn't sleep on their end, they crawled to the other end and used their coats as pillows. The brothers had short legs to begin with, so they could sleep using the gap.
Chu Dai noticed something was pushing at the quilt. Just as he opened his eyes, he saw a pair of small feet placed on his legs and then kicked him hard.
"..." The man paused for a while, looking at the little woman sleeping in his arms, patiently suppressing his anger: "Chu Lieying, if you move again, you will sleep with your second uncle tonight!"
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